News round-up: Elegy, the Oliviers, BFI to screen Baal, meet Zoë at World of Wizardry and much more!

27 March 2016 21:37

There's a huge amount of news about Zoë's career at the moment, which makes this a very exciting time to be a fan.

Here's your bumper news round-up!

Elegy in rehearsal
Rehearsals are underway for the world premiere of Nick Payne's new play, Elegy (as the Donmar Warehouse recently tweeted). Zoë is set to star alongside Barbara Flynn and Nina Sosanya in the production, which explores the power of the human mind.

The hotly-anticipated play is in Culture Whisper's list of 'the best events in London this April', partly thanks to Zoë's 'star power' in the role of Lorna. The arts website says audiences can expect 'poetic language and an absorbing, probing narrative'.

If youÂ’d like to watch Elegy but haven't yet booked your tickets, I'd recommend that you do so as soon as you can. Many performances of the play, which will run from 21 April to 18 June at London's Donmar, are already sold out. The best ticket availability currently appears to be for dates towards the end of May and later.

Also, do keep an eye out for the Donmar releasing £17.50 Elegy tickets at 10am (UK time) on 28 March, as part of its Front Row initiative.

People, Places and Things press night
Zoë and her husband, Gawn Grainger, were photographed at the press night for People, Places and Things on 23 March. The acclaimed play, which is being performed at Wyndham's Theatre in London, focuses on a young woman's experiences in rehab.

Olivier Awards' 40th anniversary
Zoë is among the contributors featured in a new documentary series, 40 Years of the Olivier Awards, which is being broadcast on the new Mellow Magic radio station.

Two episodes have so far been aired; in the most recent one, from 26 March, Zoë emphasised that today's West End theatre is a 'much more eclectic society and much more colourful platform for new plays and new work and new actors' than it was years ago. She added that 'it's much more rock 'n' roll now'.

The next episode will be broadcast on 2 April at 6pm, and you'll be able to listen to it via Mellow Magic's live stream.

The following evening, the Olivier Awards 2016 will take place at London's Royal Opera House. Look out for Zoë appearing at the prestigious ceremony (as reported by Playbill.com and Official London Theatre), which will be streamed live in the nearby Covent Garden Piazza from 6:30pm and also on Mellow Magic.

UK TV viewers can then watch highlights on ITV1 (10:15pm), while the full ceremony will be broadcast on 4 April (ITV3, 11pm). If you're not in the UK, you can watch the full ceremony on the Olivier Awards' YouTube channel, from 10pm (UK time) on 3 April.

Burma Campaign UK
Zoë is among more than a hundred female public figures who have pledged their support to the campaign to end rape and other forms of sexual violence against women in Burma. Fellow supporters include Judi Dench, Yoko Ono and Julie Walters.

If you'd like to sign the pledge too, please visit the Burma Campaign UK's website.

Baal and Danton's Death at the BFI
As part of the BFI's season celebrating director, producer and writer Alan Clarke, there's an exciting opportunity to watch two of Zoë's most powerful, disturbing, yet rarely broadcast TV appearances at London's BFI Southbank.

Danton's Death (1978), set during the French Revolution, will be shown on 6 April (8:40pm) and 16 April (8:40pm). Baal (1982), in which Zoë appears alongside David Bowie, will follow on 25 April (6:20pm) and 26 April (8:50pm). Tickets for the screenings are available from the BFI.

The programmes will then be released as part of both a Blu-ray box set of Alan Clarke's work at the BBC and DVD box set of his BBC work from 1978-89, on 23 May. Both box sets will be in Region 2 format, compatible with European players.

Make Your Mark – part of Art for Cure 2016
An artwork by Zoë will be among the pictures on display at Art for Cure 2016, an exhibition due to be held at Suffolk's Glemham Hall from 30 April to 2 May.

Other well-known figures taking part in the exhibition's Make Your Mark campaign include Eddie Izzard, Ed Sheeran and Imelda Staunton. All of the Make Your Mark artworks will be auctioned at the exhibition. Additional artworks will be provided by both nationally renowned and local artists and sculptors.

Money raised will go towards finding a cure for breast cancer and caring for patients.

World of Wizardry convention
On 6 August, Zoë will be a special guest at World of Wizardry in Nottingham. She'll be signing autographs and posing for photos with visitors at the convention, which is aimed at Harry Potter fans and being organised by Daydream Events.

Tickets and autograph/photograph opportunities can be purchased online.

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